Having survived today, it is human nature to want to have another day just like it tomorrow. Many IT departments, in fact, are set up according to that fond illusion. Having put out the usual fires with the usual heroics, too many IT departments are surprised by the inevitable when a disaster they could have seen coming...
Published: Sep 23, 2013
The paper presents an overview of several pain points often experienced when working with SharePoint and information on how a cloud solution can help to mitigate that pain.
It also addresses options for creating secure hybrid cloud solutions that support organizations as they grow, evolve, and require configurations...
Published: May 08, 2014
This whitepaper explores the growing desire for cloud services amongst consumers, sohos and small businesses, and how Value Added Resellers must incorporate these services into their offerings in order to remain relevant in such a fast-changing technical landscape.
Technology research firm Gartner predicts that by...
Published: Jan 16, 2014
Massive changes are occurring to how applications are built and how they are deployed and run. The benefits of these changes are dramatically increased responsiveness to the business (business agility), increased operational flexibility, and reduced operating costs.
The environments onto which these applications are...
Published: Oct 10, 2013
What exactly is cloud to cloud backup? How does it work, what does it require and what are the benefits? It’s easy enough to understand the concept of copying data from one cloud and replicating it in another for safe storage and easy retrieval. The real question is, when and why is cloud to cloud backup necessary,...
Published: Jul 15, 2013
By the year 2020, the digital universe will grow to 44 zettabytes—that’s 10 times the amount of data that existed in 2013. By then the amount of data that is tagged and open to analysis will grow by 35 percent—to 16 million petabytes of potentially usable information.* Every organization wants to turn...
Published: Sep 22, 2014
Data management for mobile applications is exactly what it sounds like: it’s all about moving data around. It isn’t an application design problem, yet so many people approach it at the API layer. Great mobile apps should work well both on- and offline, and require a new way of thinking about data modeling for...
Published: Nov 13, 2013
There are various options for translating your content, and all of them are possible in Smartling. How do you make the best choice for your business? Here’s an overview of the most popular translation options.
Published: Jul 21, 2014
Protect and control confidential business information while enabling employee productivity with the right level of secure access across devices, locations and networks.
Transform Windows desktop delivery into an on-demand mobile service with a highly optimized user experience on any device..
Create a network...
Published: Jul 25, 2014
Over the past six years, Aberdeen Group has been measuring organizations' willingness to consider a SaaS deployment model for their ERP implementations. This Analyst Insight examines trends in ERP deployment models and provides clues as to whether cloud ERP is the right fit for your organisation.
Published: Nov 05, 2013
Like most enterprise IT organizations these days, you’re inundated with requests to implement the cloud. As a common practice, your data center fields and implements such requests on a project-by-project basis. These requests, however, can be diverse. Some can relate to consuming specific public cloud services, while...
Published: Aug 01, 2013
Once considered a passing trend — and even famously referred to as “complete gibberish” by one Fortune 50 CEO — the cloud has certainly come a long way.
Today, it’s fundamental to the way you do business, helping reduce operational complexity, securely expand IT infrastructure, and enable...
Published: Sep 04, 2014
Companies looking to take advantage of a cloud UC strategy need to consider the move from a myriad of business perspectives.
Here are six additional questions to ask any potential UCaaS provider before making a decision.
Published: Jan 05, 2015
When your industry’s revenue projections flatten, how can you break away and continue to grow? At Orange Business Services, we decided to reinvent the company by becoming a cloud services provider—entering a market still at the beginning of its growth trajectory.
Published: Jan 21, 2014